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Stuartc Member Since: 01 Dec 2014 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2292 |
I think your problem is that there is two types of electric seat, those without memory and those with. If you have the seats with the controls for memory seats then it will need to be used in conjunction with the memory module which should be under the seat. MY15
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3rd Jul 2016 9:51 am |
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Roltek Member Since: 12 Oct 2015 Location: Gozo Posts: 27 |
The driver's side has memory and there seems to be a module under the seat. how do I use it? |
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3rd Jul 2016 10:04 am |
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3disco Member Since: 18 Apr 2014 Location: devon Posts: 659 |
The 2013 seats have a completely different set of seat module ecu' which are not exchangeable for the earlier seats,I know I tried it the other way around,as the 2012 seats I purchased I tried to get programmed which would not work as later cars have a different electrical system. l do have a set of earlier seats for sale but see your not exactly local! |
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3rd Jul 2016 10:28 am |
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Roltek Member Since: 12 Oct 2015 Location: Gozo Posts: 27 |
Is there a way to make just the electric seat positioning work? |
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3rd Jul 2016 4:36 pm |
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3disco Member Since: 18 Apr 2014 Location: devon Posts: 659 |
Like yours my passenger seat worked as it should,the drivers seat worked in as much that if you toggled the switches the seats would move an inch or two each toggle,the memory did not work at all which was no problem,it might be you have to source a pre 13 model year loom and ecu to make it work as it should! |
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3rd Jul 2016 5:54 pm |
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Roltek Member Since: 12 Oct 2015 Location: Gozo Posts: 27 |
If I understand this correctly all the hardware is present in the seat itself. Is there a possible way to modify the wiring to bypass the ecu and just have the electric seats working? |
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3rd Jul 2016 10:25 pm |
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Cambo Member Since: 08 Mar 2014 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 408 |
Should be possible, but it'll be a headache if you don't have the wiring diagrams for the car...
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4th Jul 2016 3:49 am |
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Roltek Member Since: 12 Oct 2015 Location: Gozo Posts: 27 |
Thanks buddy, I'll see if I can figure something out but knowing this thing has an airbag in it makes me very weary cause I'm no electrical engineer. Would be extremely grateful if someone more proficient than I would be willing to give me some pointers...
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4th Jul 2016 1:28 pm |
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Cambo Member Since: 08 Mar 2014 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 408 |
You should find a drivers seat switch pack from a non-memory car (from a breaker I guess) and then wire the seat up as a non-memory seat. Get rid of the memory switch pack and memory module complelely.
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4th Jul 2016 9:48 pm |
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Roltek Member Since: 12 Oct 2015 Location: Gozo Posts: 27 |
Yes apparently that's what I need to do. Thanks a lot Cambo.
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5th Jul 2016 12:47 am |
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ronp Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: 🌲Galloway🌲 Posts: 1477 |
If all else fails and you still want leather, you can always transplant the foam/upholstered sections onto your original seat bases and just use them manually. FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-
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5th Jul 2016 7:25 am |
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Roltek Member Since: 12 Oct 2015 Location: Gozo Posts: 27 |
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5th Jul 2016 7:44 am |
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octav Member Since: 13 Feb 2016 Location: Bucharest Posts: 43 |
Last week I have tried to install the seat memory pack from a MY07 model to my MY15 (my MY15 has electric seats). I have taken all the bits from the MY07 seat (module, harness, motors) and activated the option with SDD but now the seat works only in hops and no memory function. From what I understand reading this topic there is a compatibility issue with the seat memory module.
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11th Jun 2018 6:09 am |
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Roltek Member Since: 12 Oct 2015 Location: Gozo Posts: 27 |
Tell me what you need I still have some parts. In my case I ended up making my own switch pack and fitting it under the new ones. Very very tedious job and the memory function does not work since I bypassed the module but I don't need that anyway |
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11th Jun 2018 7:06 am |
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